Class Description:The Double Barre Class emphasizes alignment
and strength, while focusing on the core technical requirements of ballet.
The double barre format includes extended barre work, offered both at
the barre and in center. Additional
exercises are included to advance the dancer's technical progress into
the more intermediate and advanced levels.

Class
Description:
This problem solving class will help transition from beginner to intermediate
level by studying specific steps, jumps and turns.

The
class will start with a ballet barre, then work on 3 steps per class –
a tours, a grand allegro, and a petit batterie/petit allegro.

Each
step will be analyzed for better understanding and practiced in training
exercises and combinations.
Come join us! End the confusion and frustration. Step-up the action to
a more advanced dance level!

ICHARD
MARSDEN made
his onstage debut at the early age of six. He acquired his early training
under the tutelage of his parents at the Brae Crest School of Classical
Ballet in Lincoln, RI. At the age of 12, he was awarded a scholarship
to the prestigious School of American Ballet in New York. He attained
a year-round full scholarship when he was fifteen years of age. Three
years later, Richard joined the New York City Ballet. Richard danced the
Repertory of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins, and
was met with a unanimous wave of adulation from the critics. In 1988,
he made his debut as the Cavalier in Balanchine's "Nutcracker."
He was also featured in Martin's "Les Petits Riens," "Les
Gentilhommes," "Black and White," and as Blue Bird in "The
Sleeping Beauty." Additionally, Richard performed extensively in
the repertory of Jerome Robbins, including "Fanfare," "Glass
Pieces," "The Four Seasons," "West Side Story Suite,"
"Goldberg Variations," "Ives Songs," "I'm Old
Fashioned," "The Concert," and Brandenburg."

Furthermore,
his incredible talents as a performer led Richard to appear as a Premier
Dancer and Guest Artist with several ballet companies throughout the world.
In essence, Richard has made his ambition to supply the world with a universal
understanding of the masculine figure in ballet. He looks forward to continuing
performing and sharing his talents as a respected Instructor and Ballet
Master.

In addition
to Richard's accomplishments with the New York City Ballet, he has also
performed a vast repertory of original and contemporary works to a wealth
of critical acclaim.

His talents
have brought him to work with today's top choreographers including Val
Caniparoli, Trey MacIntyre, Helgi Tomasson, Dwight Rhoden, Septime Weber,
Alan Hineline, Gary Masters, and Christopher Stowell.

In performance,
he was also featured as an American Star during a two week tour to Russia,
where Richard received standing ovations at every performance in the 6,000
seat Kremlin Palace Theater in Moscow.

Most recently,
Richard's performances with the Sacramento Ballet garnered him his most
outstanding praise to date; "Ballet lover's who saw Richard Marsden's
scintillating performance of the tortured Hamlet during Thursday's opening
night performance of the Sacramento Ballet's 'Hamlet, Hemlines and More'
program now realize how lucky we are" (Patricia Beech Smith, Sacramento
Bee).